Verna Elizabeth Watre Ingty

Verna Elizabeth Watre Ingty was an Indian social worker and a former chairman of Meghalaya State Welfare Advisory Board.[1] She was the president of Mothers' Union of Tura. She was honoured by the Government of India in 2003 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award,[2] making her the first person from Garo tribe to receive the award.[3] Ingty died, aged 72, at Shillong, Meghalaya on 14 January 2004.[1] She is survived by her husband, Pratap,[4] and her son, P. W. Ingty, who is a known author and an IAS officer.[5]

Verna Elizabeth Watre Ingty
Born	1931-1932 Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Died	14 January 2004 (aged 72) Shillong
Occupation	Social worker
Spouse(s)	Pratap Ingty
Children	P. W. Ingty
Awards	Padma Shri

See also

• Garo people

References

1. "Deccan Herald". Deccan Herald. 15 January 2004. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
2. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
3. "Telegraph India". Telegraph India. 28 January 2003. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
4. "Amazon". Amazon. 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
5. P. W. Ingty (2013). Bhaskara: The Last of the Varmans: Kamarupa Series. Strategic Book Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 978-1622123056.